To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video From bursting onto our screens at age 10 to a lucrative internet career, JoJo Siwa ’s career is taking a wild turn as she debuts her ‘bad girl’ era. ‘I was a bad girl, I did some bad things,’ declared her
Instagram page to her 11million followers as she revealed new
music was on the way. Fans have immediately accused her of ‘copying’ former
Disney star
Miley Cyrus ’ infamous image overhaul in an attempt to separate from her child star past. Many may remember the now 20-year-old personality as a young bubbly dancer, who appeared on talk shows like
Ellen DeGeneres with inexhaustible enthusiasm. JoJo rose to fame on Dance Moms with her bubblegum pink maximalism aesthetic, covered in bows, stickers, and rainbows. However, in more recent years she has toned down this personality, coming out as a lesbian as she became the centre of a messy love triangle which played out on TikTok. Along with her shift away from all things glitter, she has adopted a look fans have described as ‘wrestler chic’, swapping rainbows for shades of black and grey. The rebrand comes as she launches new music, in the form of her first single – Karma – since 2020 with an album believed to be on the way. ‘It seems that everyone wants to have their 2013 Miley Cyrus “bad girl” rebrand 😭,’ shared X user whitehotpeppers in response. Another user KryptKeeper21 scathed: ‘Why can’t artists just like transition into a new era without having to be “bad” or “edgy” or whatever? Like we get it you’re not Disney-coded anymore. You can be mature and branch off without all that.’
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Singer as T-Rex and cameos on shows like The Kardashians and High School Musical: The Series. Got a story? If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you. MORE : JoJo Siwa breaks down as she recalls going bald from stress at 12 MORE : 2000s rock gods confirmed to headline BST Hyde Park as part of epic comeback